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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/VNM/14 
7 October 2009 
 (09-4822) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Aquatic animals and a quatic animal products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministerial Circular stipulates procedures, conditions on 
the examination of aquatic anim als, aquatic animal products  Language:  Vietnamese  
Number of pages:  30   
6. Description of content:  Laying down criteria, procedures and conditions applying to the 
examination of aquatic animals, aquatic animal products transported for domestic 
consumption, exporting, importing, and tem porarily importing for re-export, temporarily 
exporting for re-import, migration, transiting via Viet Nam. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/VNM/14 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
• Veterinary Ordinance 2004. 
• Decree No 33/2005/ND-CP issued by the Vietnamese Government on stipulating 
the implementation of a number of articles in the Veterinary Ordinance, dated 15 March 2005.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  22 November 2009   
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  22 November 2009   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  45 days from the date of publication 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  6 December 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Department of Animal Health, Ministry  of Agriculture and Rural Development 
15/78 Giai Phong Street, Dong Da dist, Hanoi, Viet Nam 
Tel:  +(84 4) 38 696 788 
Fax:  +(84 4) 38 691 311 E-mail:  dung@cucthuy.gov.vn (webmaster) Website:  http://www.cucthuy.gov.vn/
 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
2 Ngoc Ha street. Hanoi. Viet Nam 
Tel:  +(84 4) 3734 4764 Fax:  +(84 4) 3734 4764 E-mail:  spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn
 
Department of Animal Health, Ministry  of Agriculture and Rural Development 
15/78 Giai Phong Street, Dong Da dist, Hanoi, Viet Nam 
Tel:  +(84 4) 38 696 788/38 693 605 Fax:  +(84 4) 38 691 311/38 683 605 E-mail:  baothn@dah.gov.vn ; thuphuong1_1@yahoo.com 
Website:  http://www.cucthuy.gov.vn/